Evernight by Claudia Gray

Blurb from the book jacket: Bianca wants to escape

At the eerily Gothic Evernight Academy, the other students are sleek, smart, and almost predatory. Bianca knows she doesn’t fit in.


When she meets handsome, brooding Lucas, he warns her to be careful- even when it comes to caring about him. But the connection between them can’t be denied. Bianca will risk anything to be with Lucas, but dark secrets are fated to tear them apart....and to make Bianca question everything she’s ever believed.

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Evernight is the first book of a four book novel series written for young adults, by debut author Claudia Gray. This series is about star-crossed lovers and vampires.


The novel follows the story of sixteen year old Bianca Olivier who struggles to fit into Evernight Academy, where students are sleek, smart, predatory and extremely beautiful, who are part of the 'in-crowd' and there are social outcasts too. In the beginning of the novel, we come to know that Bianca is an extremely shy character, who has problems mixing with people. This vulnerable position leaves her to struggle to fit into neither of the crowds and results her of having very few friends. But a partial acceptance by the 'in-crowd' makes the Evernight social outcasts look at her with suspicion.


Bianca makes a half-hearted attempt to run away but whilst doing so she runs into the mysterious and brooding Lucas - who knows something is up with Evernight that he can’t put a finger on. Instantly something connects between them; he warns Bianca to be careful.
Lucas tries to ignore the connection in the begining but unable to do so, they develop a friendship that later on in the novel turns into love. As their love blooms, dangerous secrets start to reveal themselves.


Evernight has a dark gothic edge to it that really adds well to the menace and uneasiness of the story. Gray’s personal interests have played good part in creating the world of Evernight. There have been quite a few references to traditional vampire folk law but in all Gray tries to avoid the obvious vampire clichés. The novel is quite slow to start with, but quickly gains its pace as the plot twists and Evernight secrets starts to reveal themselves.


All Evernight’s secrets are not revealed in this novel, so you (and I!) have to read the next book Stargazer (and probably the next two) to find out!


As a whole this book is really good, recommended for the people who loved Twilight or love anything to do with vampires. Then this book is totally for you!!!

The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot

 The Mediator Novels:  

  1.USA: Shadowland/UK: Love You to Death

2. USA: Ninth Key/UK: High Stakes

3. USA: Reunion/UK: Mean Spirits

4. USA: Darkest Hour/UK: Young Blood

5. USA: Haunted/ UK: Grave Doubts

6. USA: Twilight/ UK: Heaven Sent     

Lovers of Twilight and books of that kind!

If you love paranormal romances and the like, then you would love the Mediator novels by Meg Cabot (also if you like “butt kicking” some deads now and then and “frenching” your HOT mysteriously and ghostly boyfriend). This is one heck of a series and there are six to enjoy!

The Mediator novels follow the story of sixteen year Susannah Simon (mainly known as Suze in the novels) who has the ability to see and interact with the undead (an ability that she greatly detests and quite often refers to as a “curse”).

When Suze’s mum remarries they move to Carmel, California where she struggles to fit into the ‘in-crowd’ and also has to deal with three step brothers as a result of the marriage. On top of all the moving in, having 3 step brothers and a step-father and fitting in, Suze meets a 150 year old, hot Latino ghost named Jesse who lives in her new bedroom. As the series develops, Suze starts falling hard for Jesse and learns about his horrifying past. In the meantime, Suze herself meets more of her kind, e.g. Father Dominic who happens to be a priest and the principal of the school she attends. He has rather contradictory opinions about their ability to interact with ghosts, and very often refers to it as a “gift”.

These books are witty, humorous and innovative. Cabot’s writing is charismatic and light. The panache in her writing really adds to the novels – it helps to make the most life threatening situations, and there are loads in the books, look like normal everyday routines. The unusual relationships between characters, like Suze and Father Dominic are heart-warming. These characters will surely take your breath away, make you laugh, angry or cry. Either way, these books are light and ‘just pastime’ types, if you’re taking a break from something really heavy that you’ve loved.

If you’re up for some light romantic and ghostly books, then this is the book for you. Cabot’s “sassiest ghost-hunter” will take through a “mediating” journey, where not only will you “kick butt” if need to but also fall in love with seriously hot ghosts, who’ll surely take your breath away.....

All I can say is, falling in love with ghosts and fighting villains was never better!